surprises. great news. at couple cars southbound with headlights. light traffic northbound. haven't moved the cones yet. we'll look at san francisco with a smooth flow. the peninsula look is unusual. we do have a crash earlier this morning that's why we're focusing on northbound 280 in daly city. you see slowing in both directions. minor injuries reported for the single car accident but there's also one lane blocking the northbound direction. that's why the southbound is distracted as well. we'll track that and two incidents on the east bay. back to you. >> tonight president barack obama stepping up to give his state of the union address. a speech aimed at building on the progressive themes i laid out during his inauguration. will it bring together a divided congress? tracie potts is live on capitol hill with more details on tonight's address. >> reporter: tonight instead of focusing on how budget cuts will affect the pentagon, president obama will focus on the middle

class. cuts to head start, research and thousands of government jobs. >> his emphasis on the need to continue to create jobs or to continue to have our manufacturing sector expand, that work isn't done. >> reporter: in the audience tonight, the parents of a slained chicago teenager who just marched in the inaugural campaign. >> i'm happy the murderer is now off the streets. >> reporter: president will address immigration reform. a move that may have more impact outside washington. >> the goal is to move public opinion because that's what's moves congress. >> reporter: lawmakers and former lawmakers on both sides say his clear focus must be the budget. >> if we don't get it under control fairly soon, and have congress and the president lead us in this area, then we will end up with a nation which is insolvent. >> reporter: republicans are criticizing what happens after tonight's speech. president obama hits the road three cities in three days to push his agenda.

>> mr. president, if you're truly worried about this issue, why aren't you working with congress that we elected to prevent it? >> reporter: republican florida senator marco rubio delivers the response tonight. from washington, i'm tracie potts, nbc news. 4:33. also attending tonight's state of the union apple ceo tim cook. he'll be sitting in the first lady's box with military families. people champion immigration reform and victims of gun violence. now last year the first lady invited the widow of steve jobs to the state of the union. the first family's tech connection makes sense when you think about it. you may recall during the inauguration they were glued to their smartphones. the entire first family texting and twittering. >> going to get sore necks like that. you can watch the state of the union address right here on nbc bay area starting at 6:00 p.m. it will follow nbc bay area news at 5:00 and nbc nightly news at 5:30. we'll have expert analysis of the speech on nbc bay area news

at 11:00 and of course tomorrow morning starting right here at 4:30 on "today in the bay." >> always. new this morning, the debate over a gun store in los gatos continues. it was another packed house at city hall last night. more security was brought in after one of the owners, robert chang, of the templar gun shop received a threat at his home. he sat in the audience but didn't say a word. many did speak out on the issue. >> this is not about access to guns. there are plenty of places to purchase a weapon. the question is why do we need to be one of those places. >> i think they're running a good shop. i don't think they intend to hurt anybody in los gatos. >> the council talking about passing a moratorium that would put a freeze on any new gun store from setting up shop until the council comes up with regulations. a vote is expected sometime next month.

starting next month the city of oakland is making changes to its popular first friday festival. the changes are in response to a deadly shooting that happened earlier this month. an 18-year-old student was killed and three others hurt. city officials say next month's event will end earlier and involve fewer street closures. the city is also working with event organizers in providing more activities for local teens and limiting public alcohol consumption. a judge dismissed the lawsuit filed by an alameda county family blaming police and firefighters for not coming to the aid of one of their loved ones. raymond zach waded out into the bay on memorial day in 2011. police did not go in after him because he was suicidal and didn't know if he was dangerous. firefighters chose not to rescue zach because they were not certified for land/water rescues. zach later died in the water. the judge says the responding crews did act responsibly and diligently in a very difficult situation.

4:36. brian stow is celebrating his 45th birthday this morning. he was hospitalized three weeks ago after suffering severe blood clots. doctors put a filter in his abdomen to keep clots from going into his lungs. he can only stand a few seconds at a time. a series of benefit concerts have raised more than $75,000 for stow. it's been almost two years since he was beetden aten in dodger s parking lot on opening day. leaders pressing forward on the battle for marriage equality. the city council meeting to possibly adopt a resolution in join san francisco in the upcoming brief to the u.s. supreme court on prop 8 next month. justices will hear arguments for and against the ban on same-sex marriage. the court expected to hear arguments on whether legally married gay couples have a right

to equal benefits under the law. cool start to the morning. i think there's sunshine on the way. right, christina? >> it will be so nice out there. good morning to you, laura and jon. temperatures are frigid but nothing that we're not accustomed to at this point in winter. 36 in napa. 31 in san francisco. down in the south bay just about as cold as yesterday morning. the difference is we're going to see more low cloud cover hugging the coastline today. that will keep temperatures kind of level from where we hit yesterday. i bumped your numbers up just a touch. 62 degrees inland. bayside, 61 degrees. at the coast, 60 degrees. we are still headed toward the 70s. i'll time that out for you coming up in my next report. first, let's get you to work on time on a good note with our traffic man, mike inouye. >> we're looking over here to 880. looks like the freeway is moving fine. information superhighway data coming in is sluggish sometime. that picture would show it's clear out there. we'll look at the map.

sensors show smooth flow as fremont tunnel. the onramp is construction as well as a hazard unspecified by chp on the roadways. we'll track that. so far as i know the onramp is open. they'll have flashing lights. southbound side flashing lights cleared south 880 at a street. an earlier crash cleared from lanes. took a while but no problem for 20 minutes and you see a smooth flow off 238. we're looking at the tri-valley area as well. your commute is marked with yellow arrows. west 580, south 680 not a problem. east 580 through livermore just a typical overnight road work. two lanes blocked. back to you. >> thank you very much. today 49er fans have a chance to go one-on-one with a football legend. joe montana will be in union square this afternoon in san francisco. just throw some passes to fans and sign some autographs.

unique glow opened in october specializing in low-cost japanese fashion with a techie twist. >> catching passes from joe cool. epic. also jeremy lin will be back in the neighborhood tonight as they invade the warriors house. the rockets guard agreed to take part in a q and a session that should be very cool. lin is a palo alto high graduate and former warrior and he's one of the very few asian americans ever to play in the nba. warriors and rockets will tip off tonight at 7:30 at oracle arena. i never get tired of that story. >> mike inouye this close to playing. >> guy has mad skills. twitter now being used to shop. we'll have details in a live report. >> interesting. and how a bay area company right now is helping one fast food chain go vegan.

plus, what is it like to be stranded at sea? we're going to hear from one of the passengers aboard the cruise ship that is stuck in the gulf of mexico. >> i can tell you it does not sound fun. how about this. caught on camera. what the man of the center of a west coast manhunt was recently spotted doing.

welcome back, everyone. a good tuesday morning to you. taking a glorious live look outside bay bridge. glistening in the lights. cool start to our day. a warmup is on the way. sunny skies. we'll check with christina in a bit. 4:43. the suit filed in superior court and federal court claiming gaming administrator cannot be fair because ice consulting for tribal casinos. he admitted to the work in an unrelated trial. owners of matrix say it's a conflict of interest. >> we think that it's really hard to know and to discern who your master is as far as either it's the city of san jose or it's the tribal casinos. >> the casino alleges harassment

and malicious intent which explains why the opening was delayed last year and why the top floor card room still is not allowed to open. starting today a brand new twist on mexican food. tofu now on the menu at chipotle thanks to the help of a small east bay company. the restaurant testing out a new vegan burrito dish. this one comes with shredded organic tofu from oakland's soy company. it's stuffed with other good things. chilies and all those spices. the tofu burrito will be tested at seven bay area locations and if diners approve, chipotle will add the dish to restaurants coast to coast. >> a mexican tradition. twitter used as a shopping tool. you may never leave home. for details on that and the rest of our news before the bell, let's turn to jackie deangelis live at cnbc world headquarters. good morning, jackie. >> reporter: good morning,

laura. tofu burrito, not sure i'm sold on that one. futures are a touch lower after stocks started the week on a down note. s&p 500 is suffering from a case of the mondays. the benchmark index is closed lower every month this year but still finishing out each week in positive territory. coca-cola reporting earnings before opening bell this morning. we saw dow falling 21 points yesterday to 13,971. the nasdaq down nearly two points to 3192. meantime, american express expanding presence on twitter letting card holders buy products directly from the social networking site. the services for customers who link their amex cards to twitter cards, items will be available. they tweet the product they want with a special hash tag. amex will ask for confirmation and your item will be sent via

free two-day shipping. >> better watch what you're tweeting. you'll have a big bill at the end of the month. thank you, jackie. >> technology. got to love it. 4:46. we have to love the weather, christina loren. looks like it will be nice out there. >> another bay area stunner and spring is still 30, 40 days out. it starts on the 20th of march. enjoy this little early taste of spring that we're getting. it's looking like a dry february. all models we're checking 15 days out and not seeing any significant drop in the jet stream. that for us means it will stay dry for now. we'll let you know if that changes. 36 in napa. 41 in san francisco. and 32 degrees in novato this morning. it's chilly to start. make sure you grab your coat but you can leave the umbrella at home today. tomorrow, all week long. one area where we'll suffer is air quality. unfortunately we'll be in moderate range probably in unhealthy range by the end of

the week. that's the only thing that we don't really enjoy around here is when our air quality starts to deteriorate. high pressure building in. driving winds offshore. a fog-free start to the day except at the immediate coast. patchy areas out there. 65 degrees later on in livermore. 62 along the east shore and silicon valley looking good. 63 in san jose. and 63 in los gatos. getting into the next couple days, temperatures are going to climb but slowly. we'll peak on friday. 70 degrees looks good. into the weekend 67 degrees on saturday. so comfortable conditions continue through the upcoming weekend and then monday we might get a little stray shower up in the north bay but like i said before, the jet stream stays north at least for the next ten days. back to you, jon and laura. >> thank you very much, christina. happening right now, security very tight at the u.s. consulate in thailand this morning after reported threats of a terror attack. thai officials say the attack

could come from al qaeda or other terrorists groups in that area but they are not releasing specific details about the threats. the stepped up security is expecteded ed ted to last unti weekend. it is 4:48. the u.s. security council will hold an emergency meeting this morning after north korea defied the council's orders and successfully conducted a nuclear test. state run media in north korea says the test was aimed at coping with what it calls outrageous u.s. hostility that undermines north korea's sovereign rights. the country faced tough sanctions after a december launch of a rocket that the u.n. called a cover for a banned missile test. president obama called it a highly provocative act that would undermine regional stability. closer to home, the manhunt continues as prosecutors in southern california officially charge a fugitive ex-cop with murder for killing a riverside officer. that charge against christopher

dorner could bring the death penalty. dorner has been on the run for more than a week now and it's starting week two. u.s. marshals say he might be in mexico. the website tmz reporting to have video that appears to show dorner buying scuba gear. authorities still searching in resort town of big bear lake where dorner's burned out truck was seen last week. a cruise ship carrying thousands of passengers stuck 100 miles off the texas coast. carnival cruise ship "triumph" lost power after a fire in the engine room. carnival is towing it to mobile, alabama. a woman onboard the ship was able to call her mother. she says the trip is a nightmare. >> we have no electricity in the cabins so that means no air conditioning, no lights. we're all sleeping out on the

decks. we have pulled all of our mattresses and sheets. the crew has been really, really great about putting out food for us and it's just really been a great crew. >> carnival says passengers will receive a full refund. >> that's very nice. 4,000 people on that thing. that has to be a mess. >> how do you keep that much food cold? >> they have a backup reserve but not enough to keep it going. going to get nasty. have you seen these fashion updates? a new look for one bay area sports team. why they are turning heads both on the court and off. we're looking at the east bay. the maze, emeryville moves smoothly right now. it's traffic tuesday. we'll get you a look at the south bay and show you what's going on for the changes today.

right now a live look over san jose. you can see the shark tank there. hp pavilion. sharks on the road and not so good after a red hot start. they've been getting beat up lately. hammered last night 6-2. they'll try to get it back together in nashville tonight taking on the predators. 4:54 right now. warriors will have brand new uniform look later this month. the team unveiling the new look yesterday. check this out. >> not bad. >> the new jersey short sleeve. nice slip fit there.

the warriors have stripes down the side. keeping it bright. you might need batteries to charge those. warriors say they are 26% lighter than traditional jerseys. that should help the air time and made of 60% recycled material. players wear the jerseys at three home games this season starting february 22nd. >> makes them look young. >> always take that. always a good thing. >> stripes. slimming as long as they go this way and not this way. let's check the traffic. >> look into compression sleeves for our suits. and shorts. we're looking to the south bay. 101 easy drive right here underneath 280/680 interchange. we'll talk about that interchange. we show overall a smooth drive. overnight's road crews are here including 280/85 various directions still reopening over the next 20 minutes. it looks like southbound 280 to northbound 85 still has a

connector closed. you might have a reroute until 5:30. no slowing shows up right now. we do have changes for the south bay northbound 280 along the stretch i highlighted with yellow. onramps with metering lights starting at 6:00 a.m. this morning. that will change the flow on the freeway but also it will undoubtedly change the flow on the freeway. anywhere from the 101 interchange up to 880 for northbound 280 onramps and includes south 680 at king. we'll watch how it plays out on this traffic tuesday. mardi gras is met with bad weather down in the big easy this morning. >> a live look from bourbon street coming up in just a moment. this year beads aren't the only thing falling from the sky in the big easy. they've got soaked streets there. rain clouds covering the french quarter there. these are live pictures. not expected to wash away the celebrations. those revelers say nothing can rain on their parade.

>> the weather has nothing to do with anything at all. no. it's a party no matter what. >> with that face paint i would say it is. >> that's the spirit. >> typically 1 million people party on the streets of new orleans on fat tuesday. >> it is fat. and fun. 4:56 right now. a major insurance company changing its homeowners policy and a lot of people in the bay area not really happy about this. we'll let you know what you may no longer be covered for coming up next. a live look outside this morning. san francisco international airport. traffic making its way across there this morning. a lot more coming up. 4:57.

>> reporter: antioch police investigating a shooting at this hour. a stray bullet went through an apartment window and hit a woman inside. i'm christie smith. i'll have the latest coming up. the wintry start will make way to a springlike finish.

temperatures in the 30s and 40s for now. we're headed toward the mid to upper 60s. your forecast in moments. so very early on this tuesday. an accident i'm tracking. a crash on the peninsula. we'll give you an update. a live look outside. city by the bay. san francisco this morning. looking forward to your tuesday, february 12th. this is "today in the bay." good morning, everybody. it's 5:00 on the nose. thank you for joining us. i'm jon kelley. >> i'm laura garcia-cannon. a developing story out of the east bay. a stray bullet strikes a woman andarely misses her son in the bedroom of her antioch apartment. police are searching for that suspect. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. residents in this neighborhood have complained about gun violence before. antioch police have stepped up patrols but it has happened

again. a woman was hit by a stray bullet that went through a second story wind know in an apartment. fortunately though those injuries are nonlife threatening. she was in a room with her young son when she was hit. this is on the 1400 block of sycamore. when police arrived, witnesses told them quite a story. a man was standing in the street on the corner and shooting at a passing truck. that was at least a half a block away from the unit that ended up being hit by gunfire. >> it was a stray round from that shooting that actually entered this house of a totally innocent victim. a woman standing in an upstairs bedroom was hit by the stray round. fortunately it appears to be a very minor wound. >> reporter: the bullet actually hit the woman and went through a wall that was behind her. police say they have been conducting extra patrols and trying to calm things down